Table Of Contents
A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - L - M - P - R - S - T - U - V -
Index
A
access ports
access VLANs 3-4
configuration example 3-18
configuring 3-8
default setting 3-19
host ports 3-3, 3-10
VLANs 3-2, 3-4
administrative status
configuring 2-33
defined 2-6
allowed VLANs
trunk ports 3-5
B
bandwidth
configuring 2-30, 4-9
dedicated 2-15
defined 2-6
rate mode
configuring 2-15
defined 2-3
shared 2-15, 2-17
beacon mode
configuring 2-14
defined 2-2
C
carrier delay 2-9
CFSoE
defined 6-7, 6-17
vPCs 6-17
channel modes
active 5-26, 5-27
active mode 5-9
configuring 5-27
default setting 5-9
LACP 5-8
passive 5-26, 5-27
passive mode 5-9
port channels 5-8
clear counters command 2-39
configuration limits
description (table) B-1
D
debounce timer
configuring 2-22
defined 2-2
default settings
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-31
port channels 5-9, 5-31
trunk ports 3-19
VLANs 3-5
description
defined 2-2
documentation
additional publications i-xv
conventions i-xiv
duplex mode
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
E
examples
access ports 3-18
LACP 5-31
port channels 5-31
trunk ports 3-18
F
flow control
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-10
G
guidelines
port channels 5-12
H
HSRP
vPCs 6-8
I
IEEE 802.1Q
access ports 3-4
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
STP 3-7
trunk ports 3-3
IEEE 802.3ad
LACP 5-2
Interfaces
routed 4-6
interfaces
access port 3-8
administrative status
configuring 2-33
defined 2-6
bandwidth 4-9
configuring 2-30
dedicated 2-15
defined 2-6
rate mode, configuring 2-15
shared 2-17
bandwidth, configuring 4-9
beacon mode
configuring 2-14
defined 2-2
configuring as routed 4-6
debounce timer
configuring 2-22
defined 2-2
dedicated bandwidth
configuring 2-15
default settings 4-16
description 2-13
defined 2-2
duplex mode
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
error disabled 2-3
flow control
configuring 2-26
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-10
host ports 3-10
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-29
LACP 5-7
Layer 2
Layer 2
ports,access 1
loopback 4-4
loopback, configuring 4-12
management 1-3
MDIX
configuring 2-21
defined 2-2
MTU
configuring 2-27, 2-28
defined 2-5
no shutdown 2-33
port channels 5-3
port mode 4-6
range of 2-12
rate mode
configuring 2-15
defined 2-3
restarting 2-33
shutdown 2-33
shutting down 2-33
specifying 2-11
speed
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
statistics 3-18
subinterfaces, configuring 4-8
switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-10
throughput delay
configuring 2-32
defined 2-6
trunk ports 3-11
tagged native VLAN traffic 3-15
tunnel 7-5
tunnels 7-2
types, specifying 2-11
UDLD
configuring 2-34
defined 2-7
verifying 3-18
VLAN network interface 4-3
IP addresses
port channels 5-17
J
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-29
L
LACP 6-29
admin key 5-10
channel groups 5-8
channel modes5-8to 5-9
configuration example 5-31
configuring 5-26
creating 5-13
default settings 5-31
description5-7to 5-10
disabling 5-8
enabling 5-26
guidelines 5-12
interoperation with other features 5-12
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-12
MAC address 5-9
Marker Protocol 5-10
number of members per channel 5-7
port channels 5-8
port priority 5-29
statistics 5-30
system ID 5-10, 5-28
system priority 5-9, 5-28
troubleshooting 5-8
VDCs 5-9, 5-11
VPCs 6-14
vPCs 6-10
Layer 2
interfaces 3-1
ports,guidelines 3-6
ports,licenses 3-6
ports, trunks 3-1
Layer 2 ports
troubleshooting 3-3
Layer 3 interfaces
default settings 4-16
licenses
LACP 5-12
Layer 2 port modes 3-6
port channels 5-12
limitations
port channels 5-12
limits
description (table) B-1
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP
load balancing
algorithms 5-6
configuring 5-24
default algorithms 5-6
MPLS traffic 5-7
multicast traffic 5-7
per module 5-6
port channels5-6, ??to 5-7
VDCs 5-7
vPCs 6-7
loopback
configuring 4-12
interfaces, default settings 4-16
M
MAC address
vPCs 6-7, 6-10, 6-28
management port 1-3
maximum transmission unit. See MTU.
MDIX
configuring 2-21
defined 2-2
medium dependent interface crossover.
See MDIX.
MIBs 3-21, 5-33, 6-36
MTU
configuring 2-27, 2-28
defined 2-5
multicast traffic
load balancing using port channels 5-7
P
PAgP, unsupported 5-2
Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.
port channel
adding Layer 2 port 5-15
port channels
admin up 5-19
bandwidth 5-18
channel modes 5-5, 5-27
compatibility requirements5-4to 5-6
configuration example 5-31
configuring 5-3
creating 5-13
default settings 5-31
description5-1to 5-11, 5-21
flow control 5-23
forcing ports to join 5-5
guidelines 5-12
interoperation with other features 5-12
IP addresses 5-17
IPv4 5-13
IPv6 5-13
LACP 5-8
Layer 2 port channel, adding a port 5-15
Layer 2 port channels 5-1
Layer 3 port channel, adding a port 5-16
Layer 3 port channels 5-1
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-12
load balancing 5-6
maximum per system 5-11
member port configuration 5-5
member ports, configuring 5-5
MTU 5-13
numbering 5-11
operational 5-1
purpose 5-2
speed 5-22
statistics 5-30
STP 5-2
subinterfaces 5-1, 5-3, 5-16
troubleshooting 5-26
trunk ports 3-7
VDCs 5-1, 5-7, 5-11
verifying 5-30
ports
default mode 3-2
Layer 2 3-1
multiple VLANs 3-1
setup script 3-2
R
rate mode
configuring 2-15
defined 2-3
related documents i-xv
S
shared bandwidth, configuring 2-15
Spanning Tree Protocol. See STP.
spanning-tree vlan
command example 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 5-28, 5-29
speed
configuring 2-24
defined 2-4
statistics
interfaces 3-18
LACP 5-30
port channels 5-30
STP
EtherChannel 5-2
trunks 3-7
vPCs 6-8, 6-14
subinterfaces
configuring on a physical interface 4-8
switchport command 2-10
T
throughput delay
configuring 2-32
defined 2-6
transceivers
using Cisco supported transceivers 2-10
troubleshooting
vPC 6-9
vPC peer link 6-3
vPCs 6-2, 6-9, 6-10, 6-11, 6-13, 6-17
trunk ports
802.1X 3-7
allowed VLANs 3-5, 3-13
configuration example 3-18
configuring 3-11
default settings 3-19
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
native VLANs
defined 3-5
ID 3-12
native VLANS tagging traffic 3-5
port channels 3-7
STP 3-7
tagging VLANs 3-3
troubleshooting 3-6
untagged traffic 3-5
VLANs 3-2
tunnels
creating 7-5
defined 7-1
description 7-2
enabling 7-4
U
UDLD
configuring 2-34
defined 2-7
message interval 2-7
vPCs 6-8
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
V
VDCs
LACP 5-9, 5-11
port channels 5-1, 5-11
trunk ports 3-2
VLANs 3-2
verifying
interfaces 3-18
Layer 2 interfaces 3-18
port channels 5-30
virtual device contexts. See VDCs.
virtual port channels, See vPCs 6-1
VLAN interfaces
default settings 4-16
VLAN network interfaces
carrier delay 2-9
VLANs
default 3-5
vPC
hold-timeout 6-9
peer-keepalive messages 6-9
PVST simulation 6-14
system priority 6-10, 6-14
timers 6-9
troubleshooting 6-9
with MST and Rapid PVST+ 6-14
vPC peer link
failover 6-18
number of links 6-2
traffic pattern 6-7
troubleshooting 6-3
trouobleshooting 6-7
vPCs 6-29
CFSoE 6-15, 6-17
compatiblity parameters 6-10
configuration mode 6-5, 6-10, 6-22
configuring 6-19
disabling 6-21
displaying 6-32
downstream devices 6-2, 6-13, 6-27
dual-redundancy 6-3
enabling 6-20
failover 6-7
GLBP 6-17
HSRP 6-8, 6-17
IGMP snooping 6-16
ISSU 6-18
keepalive messages 6-7, 6-9, 6-15, 6-23
LACP 6-10, 6-14, 6-29
Layer 3 connectivity 6-8
load balancing 6-7
MAC address 6-7, 6-10, 6-28
manual configuration 6-8, 6-19
multicast 6-16
number of 6-2
overview 6-2
peer devices 6-4, 6-6
peer-keepalive link 6-5, 6-7, 6-9, 6-23
peer-keepalive messages 6-5
peer link 6-3, 6-4
configuring 6-25
redundancy 6-6
peer-link redundancy 6-7
PIM 6-16
port mode 6-3, 6-6
prerequisite 6-2
primary device 6-7, 6-31
required configuration consistency 6-11, 6-26
required configuration match 6-10
secondary device 6-7, 6-31
statistics 6-32
STP 6-8, 6-14
STP topology 6-15
suspend mode 6-11, 6-12
system priority 6-29
terminology 6-4
timeout 6-9
troubleshooting 6-2, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-13, 6-16, 6-17, 6-19
UDLD 6-8
VDCs 6-18
VLAN network interfaces 6-8, 6-17
VLANs 6-12
vPC domain ID 6-10, 6-22
vPC number 6-13
vPC role 6-7
vPC system priority 6-10
configuring 6-29
VRF recommended 6-5
VRRP 6-17